Right Said No Dead Thread, as the last one seems to not have much conversation.
I've been watching and enjoying Oz recently, really enjoying it so far, I'm just up to S04 now. I'm not sure what telly series to watch after this, maybe Supernatural, as I've heard good things about that. I also would like to go through Lost, last time I got up to the bit where the submarine blew up. In fact, that sounds like a jolly good idea, I'll see if I can find it cheap on DVD. I like buying DVDs so I can easerly watch them wherever I am, and I can also lend them out to mates.

I'm doing something genuinly exciting for me at work, something that'll be seen by a rediculously large amount of people and give me such serious kudos, I might inject an easter egg into it. I did a proof-of-concept in my own time two weeks ago and it's gotten the company excited to give it a trial, which if this works, will be on the facebook pages (the actual pages, not just a single post) of some major big brands.

I've started reading American Gods, it's quite good so far.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 8:58, 203 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I'm thoroughly enjoying watching the Sopranos on Sky Atlantic at the moment
Falling Skies is also very entertaining and Series 2 of The Walking Dead is on TV in October. Just finished all my current books so will be off into the "book cupboard" at work to peruse some more.

I was also woken at 5am by my dog scratching his ears and his leg bashing off the wall - the little cunt
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:14, Reply)

Oh cool, I reckon I'd quite like Sopranos, and I bet the box set is cheaper now. I think I'll download the first season and see how I get along.
I've not heard of Falling Skies.

YAY DOGS, AWESOME.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:19, Reply)

The Sopranos is excellent
I like the real life parts of it more than the Mafia bits. Falling Skies is cool. Alien invasion/V/ER guy - very good
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:22, Reply)

Most HBO stuff I've seen is.
The Sopranos, Rome, Oz and Six Feet Under come to mind. Rome was fucking excellent. The tv warning before was for violence, sexual scenes, nudity, bad language and animal sacrifice. What an advert.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:27, Reply)

I'll check them out when I've caught up on Sky Plus!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:32, Reply)

Sweet, I'll look up Falling Skies.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:31, Reply)

You might do better sparking conversation by asking, you know, a question?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:14, Reply)

Can you really not find any points to comment on up there? *sigh*, oh ok then.
1) Are you watching any TV shows at the moment that you enjoy?
2) Were there any TV series that you really enjoyed that you could recomend?
3) What was the last DVD you bought?
4) Do you ever buy DVDs or just download them off the internet? What do you preffer?
5) Is there anything exciting going on in your life at the moment?
6) Is there anything you really enjoy about your work?
7) What book are you reading at the moment, if any?
8) Any books you can recomend?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:18, Reply)

1) no
2) Colditz
3) The Head Cat live on Sunset Strip - not very good to be honest
4) I always buy them. I like having 'stuff'. This is why my flat looks like a shop
5) Having Lusty living with me is the biggest thing. I'm seeing my daughter three times this week which is excellent.
6) No, nothing at all, I fucking hate it but I am trapped by my debts and my duty to provide for my child
7) John Man's 'Kublai Khan' - it's superb but not as good as his Genghis Khan biography
8) Under a Hoodoo Moon by Mac Rebenack. Best book on music I have ever read- a fascinating life story of an interesting chap.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:22, Reply)

1) Eureka, but that's ending.
2) Community, see below
3) The last DVD was Kentucky Fried Movie for £1 from a bargain bin.
4) Download all the way, I don't need any more stuff cluttering up my life.
5) new flat is the main thing, got to knuckle down and finish clearing out the old place.
6) the boobs of the Java Developer at the next desk. Also regular cake.
7) Dies The Fire by S.M. Stirling
8) John Dies At The End by David Wong. Weird and excellent.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

Are you looking for a place to live?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:40, Reply)

No, I've got one
currently paying for both so I need to finish clearing the old one so I can sell it.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:15, Reply)

bin bucket
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:42, Reply)

1) Just Dr. Who.
2) Last one that I watched back to back was Batman: The Animated Series. It was ace.
3) Blank ones for my Mother.
4) I do both. I buy Blu-Rays more now though.
5) Just celebrated a year of moving into my flat, new bike is just about ready to ride. Not bad!
6) My office is good fun to work in. First time that's ever happened.
7) Vietnam by Christian G Appy
8) Helmet for My Pillow and With the Old Breed. Two books about a conflict no-one knows much about.
(Himjim died a little more inside on, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:54, Reply)

then why don't you?
switch off your TV set and do something less boring instead
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:18, Reply)

Also, thanks' to Berk, I have a constant craving for scones with clotted cream and jam.
Every day I think to myself that I want some. It's what I have for breakfast now.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:20, Reply)

work for me is kind of getting exciting at the mo
got my contract yesterday - turns out for 5 hours less teaching per week (which equates to 7 or 8 total hours) I get paid 3 grand more than last year. If I work the same hours it's about 6.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:23, Reply)

oh yeah, and the union
may be asking me to work for them, too.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:25, Reply)

Excellent, which union?
and could you please convince them to not be such a bunch of awful cunts so that I could actually consider joining one, seeing as how I'm walking a tightrope of legal protection issues
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:32, Reply)

UCU
I guess this means I have to read their emails
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:35, Reply)

Oh joy of joys ! You've been waiting for this for so long, that's awesome for you =D

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:31, Reply)

thank you!
Yeah - a year and a half at this place and about 4 years overall lecturing
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

I like this!

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:33, Reply)

so do I :)

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

Woo!

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:37, Reply)

to celebrate
I'm not going in to work today
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:39, Reply)

Dexter is very good, I quite enjoyed the start of Sanctuary too, but I've gone off watching TV at the minute
I'd highly recommend watching Castle, Bones and Chuck too, they're probably my favourite series at the moment.

I don't tend to buy DVDs much anymore, as I rarely watch any more than about 5 at a time, and I tend to download more these days anyway.

That sounds awesome Gonz, bit of exposure for you? Can you tell us anything more, or is it all a bit hush-hush?

I'm going for a numerical test at a multinational company on Thursday, if (when) I pass that, I'll be invited in for an interview. If I get that job, it'd be an immediate payrise, so fingers crossed!

I've not read anything recently, I tend to re-read old books for the most part.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:24, Reply)

but what books?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:26, Reply)

Spot's First Ball, Where's Wally - that kind of shizzle.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:28, Reply)

Spot's first ball was pretty good
but I think the series lost it's way by the time they got to Spot Visits the Farm. There were some seriously concerning subtexts in Who's There Spot, too
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:31, Reply)

I thought they lacked a convincing protaganist to be honest.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:33, Reply)

Really?
I thought that was the one thing they had going for them, especially with the character development from the early books
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:34, Reply)

totally shallow. You can see right through him.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:35, Reply)

But that is part of his charm
his naivety draws in the reader to his plights and adventures and helps us to identify with him. He is a flawed and shallow creature, but the fact that he is not a perfect hero makes him seem more human.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:39, Reply)

Spot is a fucking gaylord.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:40, Reply)

Is that the new book?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:41, Reply)

6 part mini-series

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:43, Reply)

I'm never quite sure about it's translation to TV
Though I heard the film will be quite dark
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:48, Reply)

The Redwall series are simple ones that I can pick up and finish in a few hours, good way of wasting a bit of time
Aside from that, it's usually either Tolkein or Pratchett books.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:33, Reply)

Oh man oh man oh man, is Redwall the one with the mice/rats/animals in the castle or something like that?
I'm sure I've read one as a kid, never finished it because I didn't really 'do' books when I was a kid, only started reading for pleasure when I was 18 or soo. I think I might make a return to them.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:39, Reply)

Aye, they're the ones
I've got about 20 of them, always a joy to go back to.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:47, Reply)

I don't know redwall
Tolkein is (obviously good), prachett I kind of like, but it gets a bit samey don't you find?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:40, Reply)

Have you heard of Tom Holt ?
I've read quite a few of his books, enjoyed them quite a bit. It's like Pratchet only in a modern-world setting.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:41, Reply)

I read one
but I think I only finished out of tenaciousness. I find comic fantasy/sci fi is often done really badly and tend to revolve around loldwarvesusinglaptopslol. Tom Holt wasn't the worst I didn't mind it in places, but I thought it was like he was just building a story around a few jokes.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:44, Reply)

Expecting Someone Taller and Who's Afraid of Beowulf were good
after that he seemed to be phoning it in.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:17, Reply)

I agree it has done in parts, but never to an extent where it really bothers me.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:47, Reply)

Ahh, Dexter, I think I could like that. I've not heard of the others though.
Kindda exposure, it'll look amazing on my CV, I can't really say much more at the moment, but I got our design team to get on the ball this week so I can develop it towards the end of the week and launch early next week... that's the proof of buisness concept, when that's up'n'running, we'll use our contacts to see if we can get them onboard, I can't see why not though, it'll be just as awesome for them as it is for us. The sort of names we're looking at are Relentless, Monster, Nike6, all the magazines that we run here.

Oh sweet, that sounds good for you.

If you want a good book, check out The Magicians and The Magician King by Lev Grossman. Do The Magicians first.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:37, Reply)

That sounds excellent for you Gonz, woo!
I shall definitely keep my eye out for them, cheers.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:48, Reply)

exciting stuff

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:49, Reply)

I've just finished Outpost.
Zombie/metal/conspiracy/armageddon thing, set on an oil rig, I forget the author, but it's very recent.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:29, Reply)

That sounds excellent.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

(!)

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

lol

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

I reckon you'd enjoy Community
www.amazon.co.uk/Community-Season-DVD-Region-NTSC/dp/B002N5N5LG/

I really think it's better than Arrested Development. You should give it a try (perhaps via the magic of the interwebz)
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:30, Reply)

Coolio, I'll check it out.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:37, Reply)

Oh yesss American Gods is like my favourite book ever.
I quite fancy watching supernatural, and flatmate was talking about buying Arrested Development. I can recommend Monkey Dust.
( Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:30, Reply)

Neil Gaimans stuff is good, try his kid's stuff.
Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.
And, obviously, The Sandman.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:33, Reply)

That sounds like something Monty would take

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:33, Reply)

It was an extremely disturbing cartoon series.
Borderline genius.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

Never seen it, sounds like an oversight.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:43, Reply)

I've lost both my Monkey Dust and Brasseye DVDs
(well, I say "lost" when I mean "lent to someone who's not given them back) ... and this makes me a very sad panda.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:34, Reply)

Punch him in the cunt

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

I've no idea who I lent them to.
Otherwise, I'd get them back, obviously. It's almost certainly separate people
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

Punch them all in the cunt

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:37, Reply)

Until the box sets fall out

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:40, Reply)

Sage advice there ^

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:43, Reply)

Sage is underrated, the herb that is not the piss poor accounting software

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:46, Reply)

Indeed it is sir
I fry the leaves when doing pork steaks and then chuck in some cider and butter
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

They're doing a film or telly series or something of it, according to io9.com

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:38, Reply)

Season 7 is airing in September
through the power of the internet I will watch it
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:51, Reply)

On DVD - Sports Night. Aaron Sorkin's lost masterpiece.

Books - Stewart Lee's How I escaped my certain fate.

Anything exciting happening? I'm reduced to posting off topic, so take a guess...
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:36, Reply)

Sportsnight is awesome

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:38, Reply)

Hahaha
Start an argument with someone, go on.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:39, Reply)

No, I am trying hard to be nice again
you cunt.

oops.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:48, Reply)

I disagree.
You're talking shit etc.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:50, Reply)

Alright scarpe
What are you having for lunch?
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:51, Reply)

vodka A ploughman's lunch. But he wants it back (c)Dads everwhere.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:53, Reply)

Fuck you then, it doesn't get any more serious on off topic than enquiring about peoples lunch plans
I hope you choke on it, whatever it is
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:58, Reply)

Aw, I just want to ruffle your hair and give you 50p for sweets.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:04, Reply)

What's the Stuart Lee book like?
I used to really like his stand up, but I've gone off his recent stuff.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:40, Reply)

I find his pudgy face and perpetual sarky teenager demeanour irritating,
but concede he has been funny at times.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:42, Reply)

I would have thought you liked his nihilistic outlook

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:43, Reply)

He's a bit of a cock.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:47, Reply)

Me?
An astute personality judgement right there.

Stuart Lee? Quite likely true also.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:48, Reply)

I meant Mr Lee*

*not the legendary Hip-House MC, for clarification
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:52, Reply)

Stuart Lee is a cock
an unfunny one at that
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:54, Reply)

this is also true
but when he is good he is very good, I love the piece he does to tear Joe Pasquale apart
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:48, Reply)

Yes, that's in the book.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:50, Reply)

God that must be really hard to do.
What a challenging target.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:53, Reply)

He's got a face that'll get on your nerves, etc....

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

He's actually really nice
I met him briefly at a comic convention and he was utterly bemused as to why he'd even been asked to be there.

mind you, when you are meeting someone as sycophantic as I turned out, it's probably hard to not be nice.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:51, Reply)

I disagree.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:53, Reply)

You have every right to.
I respect your opinion 100%.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

Are you saying you disagree?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:00, Reply)

If that's what you think
then that is fine by me.


(God, this is harder than it should be. Right, where's that bloke that disagrees with animal testing gone, I need a fight. Oh, I know...Alzheimer's is hilarious...)
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:02, Reply)

I generally do.
But last time I saw him live (granted he was rehearsing TV stuff, but I saw it on TV and it was no better) he spent ages talking about his granddad liking crisps. I think the theory was if he kept referencing the same vaguely surreal, but in and of its self unfunny, idea it would become funny.

I did not find it funny when Vic Reaves made a career out of it, and I did not find it funny when Stuart Lee (all be it more subtly) did it.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:47, Reply)

A lot of his comedy is based on repetition for effect; I quite liked the crsip routine

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:49, Reply)

This maybe true, but it's not something I enjoy.
/personal taste.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:51, Reply)

I'm lately finding him self-indulgent and unfunny.
Richard herring, by contrast is juvenile but consistently enjoyable.

Also have an internet point for not just calling him bent.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:44, Reply)

i hate to admit this
but I agree with MOnty

*kills self*
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:45, Reply)

I've done it a few times, you get used to the dirty, used feeling.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:49, Reply)

'vomiting into the gaping anus of Christ'

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:43, Reply)

It's really great
It's largely transcripts of two of his shows. 90's Stand Up and...um...I forget the other one. It might be 'If you'd prefer a milder comedian please ask'. But with pages and pages of commentary and analysis and thoughts on his career and the like. It's superb.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:50, Reply)

I like Sports Night
but not Stewart Lee. So 1-1 there
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:49, Reply)

I have bought a recording digi-box which is excellent as I can series link and dip into the library as and when
I have also recently learnt that BBC I-Player has a similar set up.

I would recommend watching 'The Secret Life of Chaos' with Professor Jim Al-Khalili as an excellent watch.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:42, Reply)

I'm really looking forward to Google TV to come out in the UK, I'll get that when that comes out and dump sky.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:43, Reply)

I'd love an internet TV and really just to have eveerything linked
a friend of mine has his mac, TV, Iphone, speakers etc all wirelessly linked and it works beautifully
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:45, Reply)

He sounds bent.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

He is a Gaype

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:58, Reply)

I'll just get this out of the way early
Battlestar Galactica, still the undisputed champion.

That said, have been watching Babylon 5 with the missus recently and it's bloody great, if you can forgive the piss-poor special effects, laughable acting and the fact that it was obviously made for ten pence.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:44, Reply)

Ohhh, that's another one I want to see, BG.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:45, Reply)

Can't recommend it highly enough mate
Best TV programme I've ever seen
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:49, Reply)

^This
Best I've ever seen too.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:51, Reply)

You've obviously never seen 'Jersey Shore' or 'Keeping up with the Kardashians'

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:53, Reply)

*vomits*

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:53, Reply)

I always think that last one is a star trek thing
but I think I'm wrong, aren't I?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

NERDLOLS
lolololololol
( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:01, Reply)

Haha, I thought that.
Kardasians are the 'bad guys' from Deep Space 9. I think they're like an off-shoot of Romulans (who are off-shoots of Vulcans).
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:02, Reply)

I've seen the Kardashians one, and this "Real housewives of orange county"
They are actually horrible human beings, I thought Katy Price was a self absorbed bitch, but she doesn't have anything on those people.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

Have you only ever seen one television programme?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

My god
Are you disagreeing with me about something?

*faints (camply)*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:59, Reply)

The best you've ever seen?
Seriously?

I think perhaps the most affecting programme I've seen might be the Adam Crick Jeffrey Archer doc - to this day I am astounded by its contents. But 'How Art Changed the World' and things like Brasseye really, really impressed me.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:08, Reply)

Yes, seriously.
There's lots of fantastic fiction and non-fiction out there. Just because it's not your cup of Earl Grey doesn't mean it can't be our favourite.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:12, Reply)

Are you starting on me?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:19, Reply)

Sure, why not.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:20, Reply)

CAM ON THEN!
*rolls up sleeves, indicates toward car park*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

*rolls up trouser legs, indicates bicycle rack*

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:23, Reply)

Haven't seen the first two, as ever with your recommendations I'll give them a look
And yes, seriously. It's horses for courses - I am a massive geek - but what elevates BSG above all else, for me, is the subtext and allegory it employs. I've never seen anything like it.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:13, Reply)

Calm down.
It's a science fiction programme, not the fucking Iliad.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:19, Reply)

yeah science fiction can't have subtexts and allegories

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:20, Reply)

I t certainly can.
And in written form, very occasionally in a subtle and clever manner. On mainstream US television, however, I put it to you that such allusions etc have to be trowelled on with all the subtlety of a nuclear bomb to penetrate the mongoloid crania of the target audience.

'Eastenders in space' (c) R. Lyon 2011
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:40, Reply)

Whilst your argument holds some merit,
I put it to you that there are those who are more willing to look for such subtext and gain greater enjoyment from a programme through this patience, and there are those with mongoloid crania who are not.

'Sounds well bent' (c) M. Boyce 2011
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:45, Reply)

I agree with you both
but would point out that when subtext is barely subtext and allegory, then it's probably not subtle.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:46, Reply)

Counter-example: the batman series from the 60s
kids action show if you're a mongoloid, hilarious comedy if you aren't.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 11:03, Reply)

Your argument precludes the possibility that a sci-fi programme can be anything more than its stereotype

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:21, Reply)

a sci-fi programme you
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

Well it's certainly not the Iliad

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:32, Reply)

It's not just scifi though.
It has strong political, religious and anthropological themes and looks hard at colonialism and who we are as a species.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

Sounds well bent.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:35, Reply)

Not even Fireman Sam?

( Peej, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:19, Reply)

or Queer as Folk?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:20, Reply)

*moves aside, makes way*

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:21, Reply)

This will likely make me an outcast
but I couldn't get into BSG. I really tried because so many people whom I trust loved it. I watched the first season and a half before I gave up.

I still feel like I should try again
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:00, Reply)

First two seasons here I think
but it just doesn't go anywhere
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:03, Reply)

That is so far from true as to make me wonder if you're winding me up

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:14, Reply)

Seriously it's shit, it's pretty much Eastenders in Space

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:24, Reply)

Fucking hell
Apparently you aren't always wrong.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:26, Reply)

He's seldom wrong.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:34, Reply)

FIREFLY!
you wrong-brain
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:45, Reply)

Ah, but
Everyone knows Firefly is awesome, except Amberl who's weird, whereas B5 deserves revisiting
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:49, Reply)

I do not know that 'Firefly' is awesome
I assume it to be ghastly nerd porn
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:50, Reply)

might as well be, my friend

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:53, Reply)

I saw the movie version...it was highly generic and distinctly average in every way

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:54, Reply)

it works best whe you've watched the series
as the film is pretty much the bit of series that was cancelled
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:55, Reply)

I saw the film before seeing the series
and thought it was thoroughly enjoyable, the dialogue in particular is superb. It does make more sense after watching Firefly though.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

That's a fairly accurate description
Though I found the film very enjoyable taken separately from the series
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:55, Reply)

I think you meant to type right not weird

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:50, Reply)

A FRAYED KNOT

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

I have a confession
I didn't watch B5. The odd episode, yes, and I really liked it and know some characters, but I just never stuck at it due to being crap at watching series'
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:51, Reply)

One of those programmes that makes much more sense if you watch it all the way through
The first series is more episodic (and not as good) but there are plenty of references to it throughout the second, third and fourth, which are much better. It was one of the first programmes to have series-long story arcs and its influence on BSG is undeniable
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:58, Reply)

dark tower, game of thrones, anything by gemmell, troy series was v good.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:46, Reply)

Books I've listened to recently:
Josh Foer - Moonwalking with Einstein
Arthur C Clarke - 2001 and Childhood's End
Douglas Adams - The Long, Dark Tea Time of the Soul
Philip K Dick - Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep (abridged)
Tina Fey - Bossypants
Bill Bryson - A Short History of Nearly Everything
Daniel H Wilson - Robopocalypse
George Orwell - 1984

I'm sure there's another couple but they escape me at the moment. Audio books are great, I like having stories read to me.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:50, Reply)

2001, A Short History and 1984
three of my favourite books
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:52, Reply)

I'd only read A Short History before, probably three or four times.
I came fresh to the other two. 1984 was excellent but ultimately depressing and quite sickeningly violent in the last couple of chapters, and 2001 was epically mind-bending although it left a lot of unanswered questions. I have 2010 and 2061 on my "to read" pile which'll hopefully answer a few of them.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:55, Reply)

hahaha
answers hahahahha
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

I seem to remember the later '2000' novels were not as satisfying
1984 was heartbreaking i thought
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

my friend gave me a john wyndam audio book
it's 7 hours, I think i need a long car journey to appreciate it
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:52, Reply)

I can't listen to audiobooks when I have to concentrate on anything
I miss too much
( Peej, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

I've been trying audio books
but can't get to grips with them at all, my mind's too impatient to get onto the next sentence. Though the quality of the community-recorded ones on Gutenberg range from excellent, to a nasal American voice proclaiming 'If' by Rudyard Kipling, with no understanding of the structure.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:53, Reply)

Does he do all of Jones' sound effects as he reads?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:54, Reply)

Have you ever seen his* tribute to Jimi Hendrix?
*chap who played Jones


It's fucking incredible.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:56, Reply)

No I haven't I'll google at lunchtime
didn't he die ear;ier this year?
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

I hope not. He was hugely entertaining.
Seriously, Google the Hendrix tribute - it's properly impressive.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:01, Reply)

Maybe High Tower died?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:04, Reply)

Jones
had a show at Edinburgh. So he may have died metaphorically, but he's definitely still breathing.

He had a poster that billed him as "As seen in the 1980's"*


*actually it said as seen in Police Academy and heard in Gremlins, but the gist was the same.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:08, Reply)

His version of Led Zeppelin's 'Immigrant Song' is most amusing.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:10, Reply)

*googles*
*concurs*
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:27, Reply)

*shakes hands*

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:33, Reply)

I listen to audiobooks everyday during my commute
Just Finished A Game of Thrones and have started A Clash of Kings. In the last year I have listened to the unabridged Lord of the rings, harry fucking potter, a load of star wars novels and shhhh don't tell Monty but a load of discworld books read by Nigel Planer.
( Peej, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:57, Reply)

Did you ever get the BBC Dramatisation of Childhood's End?

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:00, Reply)

Also, get the "Alien Voices" series of plays with Lenoid Neemoy and the guy who plays 'Q'.
They do classics like The Invisible Man and The Time Machine
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:01, Reply)

My father could be Leonard Nimoy's twin.
He also used to lecture on Logic, which was rather lolarious.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:09, Reply)

I'm hoping he lives long and prospers

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

He just narrowly escaped death in that US hurricane actually.
Evacuation, widespread destruction, power cut off etc.

He seemed to find it exhiliarating, the dim twat.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:33, Reply)

My mate's husband just made it out too
Talk about frying pan to fire though, he is headed for Featherstone
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:37, Reply)

Nope, I couldn't find it.
The book was spectacular, though, I seriously enjoyed it.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:09, Reply)

ooh, Bossypants is lovely.
Far too short though.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:05, Reply)

No it's not.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:08, Reply)

See, you are only succeeding in making me laugh now.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:12, Reply)

Are you implying that my mother is some kind of cunt?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:15, Reply)

She had some kind of cunt - you

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:22, Reply)

Yeah?
Well I raped your gran.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:31, Reply)

She larved it!
SLAAAYG
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:35, Reply)

Oh. Good-oh.
Could you ask her what she's doing next Turesday night, then?

There's a tea dance on that I was hoping to invite her to.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:41, Reply)

Oh, go on then.
Sure, why not? Yes, I am.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:28, Reply)

RIGHT - THAT'S IT.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:31, Reply)

It's on, bruddah.
(is that what they say these days?)
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:33, Reply)

*consults the 'yout man dem'*
I believe so.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:40, Reply)

I loved it, it had me giggling much of the way through.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:09, Reply)

I read American Gods about 10 years ago when I found it in a pub
I liked it.
( Peej, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 9:55, Reply)

Have you considered buying a dictionary?
They are redeculously cheap and easerly obtainable.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:29, Reply)

We had "quwahsontz" the other day.
Legendary.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:30, Reply)

I had to say that out loud
to figure out what it was even trying to say.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 31 Aug 2011, 10:32, Reply)